[–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Yeah, they trend over $100, but I was thinking the wheels and all would end up costing almost as much. I know nothing about this companies and this is NOT a recommendation (cuz how would I know?) but here's two random links (also, I added a pic to the initial post):

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

    Wouldn't it be easier to modify a bike trailer than start from scratch? I've no experience with this, but I'd presume one of the axle connector models might be fitted with some imaginary custom peg to account for the few inch height difference. Obviously trailers that connect up by the bike seat would not work, but what about this sort of model? Also, does searching for "scooter trailer coupler" help?
    pic this one has its own kickstand --> pic Or maybe just flip the post on a model like this? pic

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  • [–] 73 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    For generations, Native Hawaiians have been displaced from ancestral lands, and on the island of Molokai, where one-third of the island is owned by Hong Kong-headquartered billionaire investment firm Guoco Group...

    Same basic problem is on all the islands. Read the fictionalized story The Descendants (or see movie of same name).

    ... Land mismanagement causes other problems as well. Red dirt sediment from West Molokai’s eroded slopes runs into the ocean after a heavy rain, turning the water red with pollution that can kill coral reefs and clog fishponds.

    “If our reef dies, we lose that as a source of food,” Kalipi said.

    It sounds like Hawaii should institute a land use law where squatters on lands of absent landlords could claim ownership by working said land. I know they have something like that already because there was another lawsuit where developers purposely built on someone else's land, then sued the property owner for trying to 'steal' the luxury building they built by 'mistake' such that all she could argue was that they tear the whole thing down.

    If successful, it would be one of the largest land purchases in Hawaii, behind Larry Ellison’s nearly 90,000-acre acquisition on the island of Lanai. Only this time, the land would be returning to its people.

    The Molokai Heritage Trust is moving forward thoughtfully in its endeavor, dedicating years for discussion and research and obtaining its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status last year.

    I am heartened by the last line, which is labeled as "Pakui’s Prophecy" (emphasis mine):

    The heavens will fall, the high-born will fall, and the dark earth — the common people — will rise like a wave.

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  • [–] 130 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I'm annoyed that this post doesn't include a link to the SOURCE. Grrr. Here it is.

    There. Now it isn't just a questionable possbly faked pic, but a verifiable retraction with the misleading 'leftist' bits still at the top of the page and in the sub-headline.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    Dismissed because they had no business searching him in the first place, but he remains in custody for violating terms of his previous release.

    A federal judge dismissed a weapons case against a man held in the D.C. jail for a week — concluding he was subject to an unlawful search.

    The judge said Torez Riley appeared to have been singled out because he is a Black man who carried a backpack that looked heavy. Law enforcement officers said in court papers they found two weapons in Riley's crossbody bag — after he had previously been convicted on a weapons charge.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Yes. Under section 176, we see this -- emphasis mine:

    (i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

    (j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

    (k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Know Your Meme credits the movie Baseketball.

    The first known instance of the word "derp" comes from the 1998 comedy film Baseketball by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. During a scene where they are caught smelling underwear taken from a woman's private drawer, Matt runs out of the room and says "Derp."

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    President Trump showed off a draft of a letter firing the chair of Federal Reserve, Jerome H. Powell, during a meeting with roughly a dozen House Republicans on Tuesday night, polling them as to whether he should do it and indicating that he likely would, according to two people briefed on the meeting.

    The NYT contains several quotes from the CBS story ,but skips much of the name calling Trump uses against Powell.

     

    Excerpts from very detailed article:

    Look, cybercrime is a real thing, from pig butchering to ransomware, and there's real, global harms that can be attributed to it. Cybercrime is transnational, making it hard for cops in any one jurisdiction to handle it. So there's a reason to think about formal international standards for fighting cybercrime.

    But that's not what's in the Cybercrime Treaty.

    In authoritarian states like China and Russia (whose delegations are the driving force behind this treaty), "cybercrime" has come to mean "anything the government disfavors, if you do it with a computer." "Cybercrime" can mean online criticism of the government, or professions of religious belief, or material supporting LGBTQ rights.

    This is the granddaddy of tech free speech fights.

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